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Other Publications:

Title	Publication Details	Brief Description
*Bibliography of Reports on Food intake in Australia 1975 - 1981	SUNRF Publication No 1, October 1982	Complied by T.L. Chambers A.S Truswell 131 reports
*Low Glycaemic recipes and Table of Glycaemic indices of Foods	SUNRF  Publication No 2, May 1990	Complied by S. Crossman E. Pang S. Colagini S. Truswell 28 tested recipes
*10 Years of Human Nutrition research at Three Centres in Australia	SUNRF 1993 ISBN 0-86758-692-3	Compiled by CSIRO Adelaide, Deakin University, University of Sydney
New Vitamin Research : Antioxidants and folate	Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1993; Vol 2, Supplement 1: pages 1-51	Full papers from the SUNRF Symposium, 4 December 1992 International and Australian Speakers
Which Fatty Acids?	Food Australia 1995; vol 47(3), Supplement March: 1-31	Full papers from SUNRF Symposium, 1 Demeber 1994 International and Australian Speakers
Folate, Malformations, Homocysteinaemia and Folic Acid in our Foods	Australian Journal of Nutrition & Dietetics 1996; vol 53, Supplement June : 1-35	SUNRF Symposium 1 December 1995. After this meeeting some companies commenced folic acid fortification
*Health Claims: An Exploration of the Current Debate in Australia	SUNRF  Publication February 1997 (51 pages)	Authors: C. Kneale & A.S. Truswell Includes structured interviews with 24 leading dietitians in NSW and the ACT
*Nutrition in the Ninties: Are we in Agreement?	SUNRF  Publication No 5, 1998 ISBN 1-86451-377-2 (50 pages)	Most of the papers from the SUNRF Symposium 5 November 1987
*Nutrition Education in Schools: Are we Getting it Right?	SUNRF  Publication No 6, 1999 ISBN 1-86487-072-9 (66 pages)	Papers from the SUNRF Symposium 27 November 1988
*Fetal Origins of Adult Disease. The Barker Hypothesis. Is Birth Size Important?	SUNRF  Publication 2001 ISBN 1-86487-453-8 (105 pages)	Most of the papers from the SUNRF Symposium 24 November 2000
^The First 25 Years. Publications of the Human Nutrition Unit,  University of Sydney 1978 - 2002	SUNRF  Publication No 8, 2004	1186 Publications in total. Includes some classics of Australian human nutrition research.

(Limited numbers of publications marked with * are available for purchase at AUD $20.00 (inclusive of local postage); ^ price on application)
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SUNRF Publications:

Bibliography of Reports on Food intake in Australia 1975 - 1981

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Low Glycaemic recipes and Table of Glycaemic indices of Foods
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10 Years of Human Nutrition research at Three Centres in Australia
Compiled by A.S. Truswell
Publications from the three most active nutrition research groups in Australia: CSIRO Division of Nutrition, Adelaide; Institute of Human Nutrition, Deakin University; Human Nutrition Unit, University of Sydney.
The list was compiled shortly before the XV International Nutrition Congress in Adelaide (Sept 26 - Oct 1, 1993). Many copies were printed. the idea was that especially internatinal delegates could pick up a copy and get acquainted with what was going on in Australia
Pages 1-35 the CSIRO Publications; pages 33-50 from Deakin, and pages 51-79 from Sydney's HNU.

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New Vitamin Research : Antioxidants and folate
Full papers from the SUNRF Symposium held on 4 December 1992 in the Stephen Robert Lecture Theatre.
Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1993; Vol 2, Supplement 1: pages 1-51 (Supplement editor A.S. Truswell)
Over 200 in the audience.
Speakers/papers included: Mark Levine (NIH, USA) - Vitamin C; Ronald Stocker (then Heart Research Institute, Sydney) - Natural antioxidants; Ivor Dreosti (Adelaide) Vitamins A, C, E and beta-carotene and cancer; J.M. Gaziallo (Harvard, USA) - Epidemiology of anitoxidants and atherosclerosis; A.J. Brown (Edinburgh) - Regional differences in CHD in Britain; R.D. Teleford (AIS, Canberra) - Vitamin E and athletic performance; Barbara Field (Sydney) - Folate and neural tube defects; Truswell and Mitchell (Sydney) - Nutritents and degenerative eye diseases.

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Which Fatty Acids?
Full papers from SUNRF Symposium held on 1 Demeber 1994
Published in: Food Australia 1995; vol 47(3), Supplement March: 1-31
edited by A.S. Truswell, O.W.R. Laws and J.F. Kefford
After the introduction (Truswell), the National Heart Foundation's recent cholesterol and fatty acid reviews (Sullian, Sydney); effects of mono- and poly-unsaturated fatty acids (Mensink, Netherlands); Dietary trans-fatty acids (Samman, Sydney); Plant sources of n-3 fatty acids (Allman, Sydney); Sources of lipids for the Australian food supply (Burdan, Australian Oilseeds federation); Dietary fatty acids and cholesterolemia - myths and new data (Khosla, USA); Fats and oils in biscuit manufacture (Annuk, Arnotts); the preventive role of antioxidanta (Nestel, CSIRO Adelaide); Role of structure in the fate of dietary glyceride (D. Roberts, Newcastle).

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Folate, Malformations, Homocysteinaemia and Folic Acid in our Foods
SUNRF Symposium 1 December 1995.
Published in: Australian Journal of Nutrition & Dietetics 1996; vol 53, Supplement June : 1-35
edited by A.S. Truswell; sponsored by Blackmores Ltd.
As a measure to reduce the incidence of malformed babies from neural tube defects, the NH&MRC recommended coluntary fortification with folic acid of specified foods that naturally contain some folate. the National Food Authority made this permissible in mid 1995. But food companies held back. The 8 papers, reported in full, considered all aspects about which there was concern. The week after the Symposium, the two major cereal manufacturers announced they would add folic acid to their range of ready to eat cereals. Among the 8 speakers were Professor David Wilken (UNSW) who first suggested the possibility that a raised plasma homocysteine could be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

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Health Claims: An Exploration of the Current Debate in Australia
C. Kneale & A.S. Truswell
SUNRF  Publication February 1997
This report based on the M. Nutr. Diet. research conducted by Caryn Kneale looked at the recent magazine and TV adverts for food and quotes those with implied health messages (which were not allowed under Standard A1 of the ANZ Food Standards Code).
The next section summarises 24 interviews with experienced nutitionists working for food companies or in the community or as independent consultants. their opinions are quoted systematically under the different adavntages and disadvantages. there follows a general discussion and summary of recommendations. in appendices are 6 model health claims approved by the US FDA; the 11 questions asked and the names and jobs of the interviewees, all in NSW or ACT.

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Nutrition in the Ninties: Are we in Agreement?
Most of the papers from the SUNRF Symposium 5 November 1987
SUNRF  Publication No 5, 1998 ISBN 1-86451-377-2 (1998)
As Professor Caterson writes in the forward: if differences of emphasis or option among trained nutrition scientists get communicated, this causes confusion among consumers. "By thinking of and discussing all aspects of various nutrition topics and area, by ensuring all our facts have a sound scientific basis, by airing all differences, we may be able to achieve consensus.
The first section was a bout Fat. Is quantity more important? - Caterson on quantities of fat; Truswell on types of fat, and Shrapnel discussed the history of dietary fat. the second topic was "Should sugar be removed from the dietary guidelines?" (Brand Miller). Thirdly, "vitamins from foods? (Stanton) or supplements?" (Samman).

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Nutrition Education in Schools: Are we Getting it Right?
Papers from the SUNRF Symposium 27 November 1998
SUNRF  Publication No 6, 1999
ISBN 1-86487-072-9; edited by I. Hopwood, A.S. Truswell
The 10 papers were given by educational professionals (5), nutritionists (2), a year 8 schoolboy (1), senior M. Nutr. Diet. students (2). The topics included education policies; curriculum for food technology; food related beliefs of children; teaching and learning nutrition in high schools; nutrition in the science course; the influence of body weight on self perception of school children; changing tastes in school canteens, and demand for nutrition education resources from teachers.
For nutrition researchers and dietitians used to telling middle aged adults how to eat to prevent or treat illness, this is a different world. The young peoples' interests in food are different and what is taught has to fit somewhere in the curriculum. You can see from this symposium why it is not easy.

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Fetal Origins of Adult Disease. The Barker Hypothesis. Is Birth Size Important?
Most of the papers from the SUNRF Symposium 24 November 2000
SUNRF  Publication 2001; ISBN 1-86487-453-8
Dr Ozanne, the first speaker, is a colleague of Professor Hales of Cambridge University who has worked with Barker on the diabetic facet of the fetal origins hypothesis. Dr Moore of Adelaide, has followed the only Australian cohort to test the hypothesis (focussing on blood pressure). Dr Phillips is from the University of Southampton (where the Barker Unit is) and discusses endocrine mechanisms for programming the body's susceptibility to later diseases.  Richard Smith reported on low birth weight in developing countries and in Australian Aborigines. In the latter, pre-term birth appears to be the major cause. In the afternoon there followed a somewhat sceptical review of the available literature (Truswell, Sydney). Then a review on the information about maternal nutrition and birth weight (Amanatidis, Sydney). Finally, Professor Ellwood (Canberra) considered what all this means for practising obstetricians.

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The First 25 Years  (1978 - 2002). Publications of the Human Nutrition Unit,  University of Sydney
Compiled by A.S. Truswell, M. Alexander, I. Hopwood
SUNRF  Publication No 8, 2004
Publications are listed by alphabetical order of first author, then date. Index included. There are 1186 publications in total, including 47 books, full referred papers, book chapters, reports by NH&MRC, NHF&C, editorials, letters to the editor, abstracts and other miscellaneous publications. This set contains some of the Australian classics in human nutrition research.

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